The Top Movies, Weekend of May 27, 1983
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Return of the Jedi |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$23,019,618 |
  |
1,002 |
$22,974 |
$30,490,619 |
5 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Blue Thunder |
Columbia
|
Action
|
$6,239,999 |
+1.40% |
1,555 |
$4,013 |
$25,942,709 |
17 |
| 3 |
(4) |
Flashdance |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$4,665,930 |
+32.37% |
1,015 |
$4,597 |
$36,586,380 |
45 |
| 4 |
(1) |
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone |
Columbia
|
Adventure
|
$4,576,732 |
-35.11% |
1,344 |
$3,405 |
$13,348,344 |
10 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Breathless |
Orion Pictures
|
Action
|
$3,367,492 |
-10.83% |
1,073 |
$3,138 |
$14,487,363 |
17 |
| 6 |
(9) |
Tootsie |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,439,315 |
+99.67% |
835 |
$2,921 |
$169,884,870 |
164 |
| 7 |
(new) |
Chained Heat |
Jensen Farley Pictures
|
Drama
|
$2,252,682 |
  |
404 |
$5,576 |
$2,252,682 |
3 |
| 8 |
(7) |
Still Smokin |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,139,772 |
+44.46% |
730 |
$2,931 |
$10,819,238 |
24 |
| 9 |
(10) |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$2,061,108 |
+113.33% |
786 |
$2,622 |
$357,821,108 |
353 |
| 10 |
(5) |
My Tutor |
Crown
|
Comedy
|
$1,411,824 |
-40.37% |
493 |
$2,864 |
$15,634,590 |
87 |
| 11 |
(6) |
Valley Girl |
Atlantic
|
Comedy
|
$1,180,006 |
-26.72% |
364 |
$3,242 |
$9,330,393 |
31 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Doctor Detroit |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$1,027,893 |
-28.30% |
539 |
$1,907 |
$10,375,893 |
24 |
| 13 |
(11) |
Gandhi |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$827,377 |
+41.98% |
305 |
$2,713 |
$51,669,867 |
173 |
| 14 |
(14) |
Local Hero |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$575,767 |
+26.37% |
173 |
$3,328 |
$5,767,363 |
101 |
| 15 |
(13) |
48 Hrs. |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$476,530 |
+1.85% |
262 |
$1,819 |
$75,936,265 |
173 |
| 16 |
(12) |
The Outsiders |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$428,517 |
-8.95% |
352 |
$1,217 |
$25,584,680 |
66 |
| 17 |
(15) |
High Road to China |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$415,174 |
+8.61% |
363 |
$1,144 |
$28,416,459 |
73 |
| 18 |
(18) |
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$414,492 |
+26.58% |
235 |
$1,764 |
$127,311,887 |
306 |
| 19 |
(16) |
The Meaning of Life |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$407,600 |
+9.43% |
220 |
$1,853 |
$14,929,552 |
60 |
| 20 |
(23) |
La traviata |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$165,678 |
+145.66% |
20 |
$8,284 |
$688,449 |
38 |
| 21 |
(21) |
Baby It's You |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$155,982 |
+22.81% |
26 |
$5,999 |
$927,005 |
87 |
| 22 |
(22) |
The Man From Snowy River |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$146,325 |
+22.71% |
137 |
$1,068 |
$20,202,265 |
208 |
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